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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02450.19 |
| From Archive Folder | 20 letters & documents on the Annapolis Convention |
| Title | Denial of a permit to ship flour to Yarmouth, Massachusetts |
| Date | 17 August 1808 |
| Author | Sullivan, James (1744-1808) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Also signed by the Select Men of Yarmouth, Massachusetts: Elkanah Crowell, John Eldridge, and Benjamin Matthews. Responds to the Select Men's request dated 10 August 1808 that Governor Sullivan issue a permit to David Killey for the schooner Betsy, mastered by Thomas Hall, so that flour (for consumption) could be shipped to Yarmouth from Baltimore or Alexandria. Sullivan shows respect for the Select Men's authority and acknowledges the legitimacy of their request, but claims to have no authority to issue such a permit. Sullivan's response appears on the verso of the request. The shipping problems possible stemmed from the Embargo Act of 1807. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Commerce Merchants and Trade Maritime Diet and Nutrition Embargo |
| People | Sullivan, James (1744-1808) Matthews, Benjamin (1765-1812) Crowell, Elkanah (1757-1847) Eldridge, John (1743-1838) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |